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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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I was outside playing with my glowsticks, as usual and I started doing the 5 beat weave, then I decided to try it over my head windmill style. Well after sevearly battering my left side I got it. I was just wondering if this would be the right name for it(5 beat windmill). Hey thanks a lotEric------------------If you don't want to be an addict, don't ever start spinning.
I was outside playing with my glowsticks, as usual and I started doing the 5 beat weave, then I decided to try it over my head windmill style. Well after sevearly battering my left side I got it. I was just wondering if this would be the right name for it(5 beat windmill). Hey thanks a lotEric------------------If you don't want to be an addict, don't ever start spinning.
Its about talent, not make up or costumes.
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Location: currently in..... Perth WA
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Location: currently in..... Perth WA
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hey fella, are you sure its 5 beats? could be a 4beat windmill (the 5th beat - behind the head - is a biatch, if you can get it you have wrists of rubber buddy)you can do a 5b-W over your head but facing forwards - but thats just a W-5b-OH
Now that you mention it though, the 5b weave going circular with 4b windmills inbetween turns is a smooooth move!
hey fella, are you sure its 5 beats? could be a 4beat windmill (the 5th beat - behind the head - is a biatch, if you can get it you have wrists of rubber buddy)you can do a 5b-W over your head but facing forwards - but thats just a W-5b-OH
Now that you mention it though, the 5b weave going circular with 4b windmills inbetween turns is a smooooth move! AnonymousPLATINUM Member
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yeah, 3/4 beat windmills are equivalent to 4/5 beat weaves. To get 5/6 beat windmills would be the same as 6/7 beat weaves (which are possible but painfull and not particuarly smooth).have a go.... (ouch)Jo.
yeah, 3/4 beat windmills are equivalent to 4/5 beat weaves. To get 5/6 beat windmills would be the same as 6/7 beat weaves (which are possible but painfull and not particuarly smooth).have a go.... (ouch)Jo.
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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Question, If i can do a windmill and go into what I believe is a 5 beat mindmill why wouldn't it be a 5 beat windmill, if my wrist are doing the same thing as they would in a 5 beat weave but going back to front over my head not side to side? I'm just curious.I know you aren't attacking me, just explaining.------------------If you don't want to be an addict, don't ever start spinning.
Question, If i can do a windmill and go into what I believe is a 5 beat mindmill why wouldn't it be a 5 beat windmill, if my wrist are doing the same thing as they would in a 5 beat weave but going back to front over my head not side to side? I'm just curious.I know you aren't attacking me, just explaining.------------------If you don't want to be an addict, don't ever start spinning.
Its about talent, not make up or costumes.
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Location: currently in..... Perth WA
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Location: currently in..... Perth WA
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hey man, i know why your asking this, because i asked it too, but the truth is your wrists are doing slightly different things to when youre doing a 5b by your sides. try it now without poi and youll see what i mean: doing a 5b at your sides - your wrists can wrap around each other easily, when you go to your left side, your left arm can go over your right arm, you can lift your left elbow up higher to make it easier. doing a 5b over your head - your arm movements are limited because of where they are and your left arm has much more trouble wrapping round the right than before. this limits you to doing a normal "3-beat-style" twist behind your head, but in front you can do a "5-beat-style" wristmove.add up the actual turns of the poi, youll see that both poi are going infront of your head twice, and behind your head twice too.dont forget, the windmill is originally a 2beat move, each poi goes each side of the head once, so adding an extra beat to each side, brings it up to 4.with the weave, youre starting with 3beats, so adding an extra one to each side, makes 5 beats.hope this helps.-------------------------------------------(ps. just to discredit everything i've just said 
, and to make clear how unimportant naming things correctly is, the "4beat windmill" is actually a "4beat-over-the-head-weave".sorry but its true.weaves are in split time.windmill is IN time. 4beat windmill is in split. oh well. blueskies a callin'happy poiingbobrob
hey man, i know why your asking this, because i asked it too, but the truth is your wrists are doing slightly different things to when youre doing a 5b by your sides. try it now without poi and youll see what i mean: doing a 5b at your sides - your wrists can wrap around each other easily, when you go to your left side, your left arm can go over your right arm, you can lift your left elbow up higher to make it easier. doing a 5b over your head - your arm movements are limited because of where they are and your left arm has much more trouble wrapping round the right than before. this limits you to doing a normal "3-beat-style" twist behind your head, but in front you can do a "5-beat-style" wristmove.add up the actual turns of the poi, youll see that both poi are going infront of your head twice, and behind your head twice too.dont forget, the windmill is originally a 2beat move, each poi goes each side of the head once, so adding an extra beat to each side, brings it up to 4.with the weave, youre starting with 3beats, so adding an extra one to each side, makes 5 beats.hope this helps.
-------------------------------------------(ps. just to discredit everything i've just said , and to make clear how unimportant naming things correctly is, the "4beat windmill" is actually a "4beat-over-the-head-weave".sorry but its true.weaves are in split time.windmill is IN time. 4beat windmill is in split. oh well. blueskies a callin'happy poiingbobrob addict
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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thanks bobrob, that explanation was way better then the other one you gave me. I see the error in my ways now.Eric------------------If you don't want to be an addict, don't ever start spinning.
thanks bobrob, that explanation was way better then the other one you gave me. I see the error in my ways now.Eric------------------If you don't want to be an addict, don't ever start spinning.
Its about talent, not make up or costumes.
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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If anyone could do the 5 beat windwill it would be you Bobrob! You DO have wrists of rubber! How's Lismore?Finn
If anyone could do the 5 beat windwill it would be you Bobrob! You DO have wrists of rubber!
How's Lismore?Finn member
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thanx finn, (i'd forgotten you'd said that!)lismore is great, i've been trying to leave for days, but i keep meeting really lovely people and its really hard to tear myself away....sound familiar?
thanx finn, (i'd forgotten you'd said that!)lismore is great, i've been trying to leave for days, but i keep meeting really lovely people and its really hard to tear myself away....sound familiar?
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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it does indeed!better go, flashfire will rouse on us!
it does indeed!
better go, flashfire will rouse on us! quote:Finn
no chatting kids
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hee heeP.S. anytime myst
hee hee
P.S. anytime myst old hand
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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Location: Edmonton, AB
Posted:
bump
i thought this was an informative thread on the differences between 5-beat weave and a 4-beat windmill.
bump
i thought this was an informative thread on the differences between 5-beat weave and a 4-beat windmill.
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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Ain't that some shlt, the one he bumps is from when I first started spinning.
Eric
Ain't that some shlt, the one he bumps is from when I first started spinning.
Eric
Its about talent, not make up or costumes.
old hand
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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quote:Hey, look at some of our old threads. There's some pretty crazy idea's and moves in there. Most of the stuff discussed now is pretty tame.
Originally posted by Myst:
Ain't that some shlt, the one he bumps is from when I first started spinning.
Eric
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Location: Oceanside, California, USA
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I may be missreading you(which I normally do) But to clear things up, I was saying what a retard I sounded like not knowing what a four beat windmill was. That's all.
Eric
What up phunk, pozee, josh, and the rest of the old heads, long time no talk.
I may be missreading you(which I normally do) But to clear things up, I was saying what a retard I sounded like not knowing what a four beat windmill was. That's all.
Eric
What up phunk, pozee, josh, and the rest of the old heads, long time no talk.
Its about talent, not make up or costumes.
AnonymousPLATINUM Member
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Yo Myst!
Good to seeya man.
how ya doin?
Josh
Yo Myst!
Good to seeya man.
how ya doin?
Josh
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Location: san diego, USA
old hand
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Location: san diego, USA
Posted:
tis been too long bro...
tis been too long bro...
anyone got a light?
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